“If all we do in response to China’s ambition is to try to double-lock all our doors…we will lock ourselves into mediocrity. [If we] respect China as a rising competitor with many strengths we can learn from…will inspire US to be its incomparable best.”

MIT President Reif on the future of the US: "Finally, we should make sure we have an immigration system that welcomes the best talent from anywhere in the world." A pity, then, that such a system is now being dismantled.

Have been writing on different topics than innovation but in a similar vein about the Chinese challenge to America. The President of MIT says, in a nutshell, to stop whining and reacting and instead start competing and get off the back foot.

"In fields from personal communications to business, health and security, China is likely to become the world’s most advanced technological nation ... in not much more than a decade." L. Raphael Reif in @nytopinion

we're in a global market for talent yet the UK wants turn it away! 'we should make sure we have an immigration system that welcomes the best talent from anywhere in the world, enabling the United States to reap the benefit of their creativity and drive.'